Re: [MLUG] Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] I saw an OpenMoko phone today...

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Right.  And the Google plan seems to be that they will somehow make this
location information available to the cell phone user.  Thus, the Google
plan is *different* from any anything that exists now, as far as I know,
because it will allow very large numbers of cell phone users to determine
their current locations.

 

It's available sometimes. It's just a crap shoot as to if your phone and carrier will have it. Evidently most users aren't smart enough to know it's even an option and they don't really care anyway. At least Google might make it so developing apps for cell phones isn't such a nightmare. Only if they get significant market share though.

Then you need some way for the phone to detect its own movements and
orientation.  That might not be built into many phones.

Thus the point of a hardware platform that is easy to hack. I can take what they provide and remake it in my twisty lil vision. :)
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